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laurentj23 · 08-20-2012, 09:01 AM

Im gonna have to ship some bulk items.
Ups is charging a ridiculous price. What company do you use to ship?
Items such as header? Engine block , exhaust, ect ect.

EnemyS15 · 08-20-2012, 09:11 AM

I use grey hound for big items... Very cost effective.

jsu1012 · 08-20-2012, 09:17 AM

^same here.

thefro526 · 08-20-2012, 09:35 AM

Engines, transmissions, differentials, etc, are best shipped via a freight carrier. Find a pallet, strap item to pallet, drop it off at the carrier and you're good to go.

Exhausts and stuff like that can be shipped via greyhound, though I'd imagine UPS wouldn't be too bad as long as it's a 2+ piece exhaust.

Agamemnon · 08-20-2012, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by thefro526

Engines, transmissions, differentials, etc, are best shipped via a freight carrier. Find a pallet, strap item to pallet, drop it off at the carrier and you're good to go.

Exhausts and stuff like that can be shipped via greyhound, though I'd imagine UPS wouldn't be too bad as long as it's a 2+ piece exhaust.

I wouldn't be to sure about that. I just tried to ship an AC condensor cross country and USPS/UPS/FedEx and they wanted $100 to ship. 2+ peice exhaust is right around the same size and probably heavier.

blueshark123 · 08-21-2012, 10:32 AM

a full 2 piece exhaust cost me 50 to ship ups from nj to fl

Walperstyle · 08-21-2012, 10:39 AM

You could also try trucking companies. Sometimes you can get real lucky. IE, $100 lucky for an engine on a pallet. That ain't bad.

s13silvia123 · 08-21-2012, 10:58 AM

frieghtcarrier.com for heavy items

USPS for small items

there you go this is what i use

xoxide · 08-21-2012, 11:02 AM

FedEx has always been reasonable for me. I paid 20 bucks to ship a bumper to California from Florida . Also paid 17 to ship a spoiler to Georgia. If you have a FedEx account you get a discount also.

g35gabby · 08-21-2012, 11:59 AM

I like using USPS for wheels. The mass shipper that is on paypal is very cost effective and easy to use. (4 wheels in 4 boxes usually 60-80 bucks depending on where it goes)

I have used greyhound, but for some reason I just don't have much faith in it being safe. Could just be me being paranoid, but it isn't my favorite.

LI NY 240sx · 08-21-2012, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by g35gabby

I have used greyhound, but for some reason I just don't have much faith in it being safe. Could just be me being paranoid, but it isn't my favorite.

Yes, if you are going to use Greyhound, make sure you package it really good and get fragile stickers, etc...
Ask me how I know.

YA DIG · 08-21-2012, 12:38 PM

Hey LI NY 240sx how do you know!?

*wangan_cruiser* · 08-21-2012, 02:33 PM

Shipped a header from ca to fl no box just wrapped it around with cut cardboard cost me $25.

LI NY 240sx · 08-21-2012, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by YA DIG

Hey LI NY 240sx how do you know!?

LOL. I got a front lip shipped to me via Greyhound. When I got to the terminal, the lip was bent in half standing in the corner. It was cracked in 2 places. Yes, it could have been packaged a lot better from the shipper, but they obviously had no regard for the condition of the cargo.

Greyhound actually insures all shipments up to $100 though, and more insurance is not too much.

I guess it depends on what you're shipping also. Something like a header is a lot more durable than a lip, for example.

leung · 08-21-2012, 03:32 PM

Shipped some wheels and exhaust through both usps and ups for only around $50. That paypal shipper thing someone else mentioned is the shit. Just put in weight, sometimes you don't even need to enter dimensions.

Bought a bride which was shipped greyhound, which only cost 50 as well.

KOME · 08-21-2012, 09:24 PM

Got a diff shipped to me from CAli to AZ ofr like $30 via Fedex

Bushido · 08-22-2012, 05:35 AM

If its small in size bt heavy, USPS flat rate.

I've always found that FedEx/ups was more expensive than USPS in general.

blueshark123 · 08-22-2012, 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Bushido

If its small in size bt heavy, USPS flat rate.

I've always found that FedEx/ups was more expensive than USPS in general.

When it comes to smaller lighter objects I would agree anything else I think ups is better. Also if you ship to a business address ups is a lot cheaper.

It also helps if you have one of the main facilities near you to ship stuff out of, since those ups stores charge out the ass. Never let them package your shit they will rape you no lube on the prices.

laurentj23 · 08-27-2012, 08:26 AM

I just shipped lowering springs from tn to kentucky and it cost me 30 something bucks with usps . The large flat rate boxes are too small for all 4. I mean wtf!

08-20-2012, 09:01 AM	#1
laurentj23 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Chattanooga,TN Age: 40 Posts: 422 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Shipping items Im gonna have to ship some bulk items. Ups is charging a ridiculous price. What company do you use to ship? Items such as header? Engine block , exhaust, ect ect. __________________ 'Born Ready!',LJ

08-20-2012, 09:17 AM	#3
jsu1012 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: May 2011 Location: Oklahoma Age: 38 Posts: 1,116 Trader Rating: (13) Feedback Score: 13 reviews	^same here. __________________ @streetstyle_jay

08-20-2012, 09:35 AM	#4
thefro526 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,813 Trader Rating: (8) Feedback Score: 8 reviews	Engines, transmissions, differentials, etc, are best shipped via a freight carrier. Find a pallet, strap item to pallet, drop it off at the carrier and you're good to go. Exhausts and stuff like that can be shipped via greyhound, though I'd imagine UPS wouldn't be too bad as long as it's a 2+ piece exhaust. __________________ http://thefro526.wordpress.com/ Deto International

08-21-2012, 10:39 AM	#7
Walperstyle Nissanaholic! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Alberta, Red Derp Age: 43 Posts: 1,729 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	You could also try trucking companies. Sometimes you can get real lucky. IE, $100 lucky for an engine on a pallet. That ain't bad. __________________ KA-T ORG-Function over Flush

08-21-2012, 10:58 AM	#8
s13silvia123 Post Whore! Join Date: May 2006 Location: where waldo is Age: 42 Posts: 3,266 Trader Rating: (16) Feedback Score: 16 reviews	frieghtcarrier.com for heavy items USPS for small items there you go this is what i use __________________ 18g and 20g turbo users click on me http://zilvia.net/f/tech-talk/261219-18g-20g-turbo-users.html

08-20-2012, 09:11 AM	#2
EnemyS15 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Tampa, Florida Posts: 1,677 Trader Rating: (14) Feedback Score: 14 reviews	I use grey hound for big items... Very cost effective.

08-21-2012, 10:32 AM	#6
blueshark123 Post Whore! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North Jersey Posts: 5,481 Trader Rating: (55) Feedback Score: 55 reviews	a full 2 piece exhaust cost me 50 to ship ups from nj to fl

08-21-2012, 11:02 AM	#9
xoxide Post Whore! Join Date: May 2010 Location: Jacksonville Posts: 2,807 Trader Rating: (21) Feedback Score: 21 reviews	FedEx has always been reasonable for me. I paid 20 bucks to ship a bumper to California from Florida . Also paid 17 to ship a spoiler to Georgia. If you have a FedEx account you get a discount also.

08-21-2012, 11:59 AM	#10
g35gabby Nissanaholic! Join Date: May 2010 Location: lake mary, Fl Age: 36 Posts: 1,954 Trader Rating: (26) Feedback Score: 26 reviews	I like using USPS for wheels. The mass shipper that is on paypal is very cost effective and easy to use. (4 wheels in 4 boxes usually 60-80 bucks depending on where it goes) I have used greyhound, but for some reason I just don't have much faith in it being safe. Could just be me being paranoid, but it isn't my favorite. __________________

08-21-2012, 12:38 PM	#12
YA DIG Zilvia Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Socal 909 Age: 30 Posts: 214 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	Hey LI NY 240sx how do you know!?

08-21-2012, 02:33 PM	#13
wangan_cruiser kouki man Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: downtown oakland,ca Age: 39 Posts: 3,535 Trader Rating: (36) Feedback Score: 36 reviews	Shipped a header from ca to fl no box just wrapped it around with cut cardboard cost me $25.

08-21-2012, 03:32 PM	#15
leung Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: May 2010 Location: NYC - HK Posts: 1,234 Trader Rating: (73) Feedback Score: 73 reviews	Shipped some wheels and exhaust through both usps and ups for only around $50. That paypal shipper thing someone else mentioned is the shit. Just put in weight, sometimes you don't even need to enter dimensions. Bought a bride which was shipped greyhound, which only cost 50 as well.

08-21-2012, 09:24 PM	#16
KOME Zilvia Addict Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: En mi casa Age: 33 Posts: 619 Trader Rating: (7) Feedback Score: 7 reviews	Got a diff shipped to me from CAli to AZ ofr like $30 via Fedex

08-22-2012, 05:35 AM	#17
Bushido Post Whore! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: SFL Posts: 3,563 Trader Rating: (10) Feedback Score: 10 reviews	If its small in size bt heavy, USPS flat rate. I've always found that FedEx/ups was more expensive than USPS in general. __________________

08-27-2012, 08:26 AM	#19
laurentj23 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Chattanooga,TN Age: 40 Posts: 422 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	I just shipped lowering springs from tn to kentucky and it cost me 30 something bucks with usps . The large flat rate boxes are too small for all 4. I mean wtf! __________________ 'Born Ready!',LJ

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